FDA aims to cut nicotine in cigarettes, ease e-cigarette rules

Reuters --------- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration aims to reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes while exploring measures to move smokers toward e-cigarettes, in a major regulatory shift announced on Friday that sent traditional cigarette company stocks plunging. The move means FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb has sided at least partially with e-cigarettes in the debate over whether they potentially hold some public health benefits, though he signaled an intention to curtail kid-friendly flavored products. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.